Whare Ora / Healthy Homes
Te Piki Oranga is a Healthy Homes Initiative provider. This service is offered in the Whakatū / Nelson, Tasman and Wairau / Marlborough regions.
The service aims to:
increase the number of children and their whānau living in warm, dry and safer homes.
reduce the number of children needing medical care caused by unhealthy homes.
Healthy homes kaimahi work with whānau to:
look at issues in the home that cause mould, condensation and draughts
equip their home with safety devices for young tamariki
offer support with any tenancy needs
improve the functionality of crowded living situations
Download an info-sheet about this service here.
How to access Whare Ora / Healthy Homes support
If you are hāpu (pregnant) or have young tamariki aged 0-5 years old living with you, we may be able to provide support to improve your housing conditions.
Please get in touch with us to start the conversation:
Phone: 0800 ORANGA (672642)
Email: healthyhomes@tpo.org.nz
Online: Use our online referral form
More information about the Healthy Homes Initiative
The Healthy Homes Initiative was established in 2013 by Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora.
Originally available only to whānau in some regions, it was expanded to a nationwide service in 2022 after an evaluation of the first three years of the service showed that:
the number of Healthy Homes service users needing hospital care was reduced by 19.8 percent
that when whānau did need hospital care, their illness was less severe and their time in hospital was shorter
Read more on the Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora website.
Other services and support
We can also talk with you about other Te Piki Oranga services that might be right for you and your whānau, such as:
Well Child Tamariki Ora - support through the early days and years of raising your tamariki
Immunisation Services - protection against diseases that can cause serious illness
Te Puna Hauora - support for the self-management of long-term conditions (eg asthma)
